Classificação / Names
Common names from other countries
Referência principal
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Max length : 38.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5217); common length : 20.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 188); Peso máx. publicado: 375.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Length at first maturity
Lm 11.5, range 11 - ? cm
Ambiente
; marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 50 m (Ref. 93252), usually 5 - ? m (Ref. 9710)
Clima / Intervalo
Tropical, preferred 25°C (Ref. 107945); 41°N - 37°S, 98°W - 33°W (Ref. 188)
Distribuição
Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine (USA), Bermuda, throughout the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and West Indies southward to Santa Catarina, Brazil. The Colombian form is possibly a subspecies, Opisthonema oglinum captivai. Also found in Uruguay (Ref. 54736) and Argentina (Ref. 2806).
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Introduções
Descrição breve
Espinhos dorsais (total): 0; Raios dorsais moles (total): 19-21; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 23 - 24. The filamentous last dorsal fin ray distinguishes this species from all other western Atlantic clupeoids except Dorosoma, which has an inferior mouth (Ref. 188). Otherwise, superficially resembles species of Sardinella (but i 8 pelvic fin rays in western Atlantic species, cf. i 7 in Opisthonema) and Harengula (but small toothed hypomaxilla in upper jaw) (Ref. 188). Lower gill rakers stable at 28 to 46 after 8 cm (Ref. 188). Silvery, with a bluish or greenish back, 6-7 lengthwise dark streaks on side. Dark spot above opercle, larger dark spot behind opercle, usually with a row of dark spots behind it. Lower profile deeply curved. Head pointed (Ref. 7251).
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
Ameaça para o homem
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais; isco: usually
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Nível Trófico
4.5 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.
Resiliência
Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (tm=1-3; tmax=8)
Vulnerabilidade
Low vulnerability (24 of 100)
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